Mop.



R. BITTER.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED am :3. ms.

1,200,870. Patented Oct. 10,1916.

Inventor Atto rneys ROSLY BITTER, OF GLEN ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10,1916.

Application filed May 13, 1916. Serial No. 97,332.

To all whom z'zf-may-concem Be it known that I, RosLY BITTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glen Rock, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Mop, of which the following is a speci- 'fication.

The present invention appertains to mops, and aims to provide a novel and improved device of that character.

It is the object of the invention to provide a mop of simple and inexpensive con struc tion,-which can be wrung conveniently without the hand touching the mop head, and without the-use of aspecial mechanismfor wringing the mop'hea d.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a mop having a pair of handles attached to the opposite ends of the mop head, whereby the handles can be rotated relative to one another for wringing the water from the mop head, the parts being assembled in a novel manner to enhance the utility and efficiency of the mop.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a side elevation of the improved mop, a portion of the main long handle being broken away. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmental view illustrating the lower end of the main handle and the corresponding end of the mop head. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrating the manner of attaching the short secondary handle and corresponding end of the mop head together. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the brush.

The present mop, like ordinary fioor mops, embodies a relatively long handle 1, formed of wood or other suitable material and used in an inclined position as usual. In carrying out the invention, a triangular frame or presser 2, preferably formed of wire, has its base extending through or otherwise engaged with the lower terminal of the handle 1 and is provided between its base and side members or limbs withcoils l. 'Thesi'de members or limbs of the frame 2 converge upwardly and have their terminals secured, as at 3. by means of screws or otherwise to opposite sides of the handle 1. A headed stud 5 is engaged to the handle 1 near the ends of the frame 2 to cooperate-with said frame for holding-a scrubbing'brush, as will hereinafter more fully'appear.

The mop head 6 is constructed of cord or rope of flexible absorbent material, which is wranped-upon-itself in loop form, one endof the head 6 bearing against the lower end of the handle 1. An endless or loop-shaped cord or flexible element 7 is engaged around the lower end of the-main handle 1, as at 8, and is passed under and around the respective portion of the head 6, and then extends upwardly along the handle 1. That portion of the element 7 opposite the portion which is engaged with the handle 1 is engaged over a headed stud 9 carried by the handle 1, said stud 9 being so positioned and the element 7 being so arranged that when said element is engaged over the stud, the head 6 will be held tightly against the lower end of the handle 1. By disengaging the element 7 from the stud 9, the head 6 can be detached and replaced. The element 7 provides simple yet effective means for attaching the mop head to the handle.

Attached to the other or free end of the mop head 6 is a short secondary handle 10, constructed of wood or other suitable material, and this handle 10 is just of suflicient length to be conveniently grasped in one hand while the handle 1 is held in the other hand, in order that the two handles can be rotated relative to one another for wringing the mop head without touching it. As a simple means for attaching the free end of the head 6 to the lower end of the handle 10, the handle is provided adjacent said end with a bore 11 through which a wire or other securing element 12 extends, and said wire is wrapped around the respective portion of the head 6 and has its ends twisted or otherwise secured together to clamp the mop head against the end of the handle 10. The handle 10 is hung loosely from the handle 1, in a substantially vertical position as seen in Fig. 1, during the use of the mop, and for this purpose an eye 13 is attached to the upper end of the handle 10 opposite the head 6 and is engageable with a hook 14 attached to the handle 1 at a point suitably above the frame 2. The handle is thus hung loosely from the handle 1 and can swing in various directions during the use of the mop. The handle 10 will therefore remain in a substantially vertical position at the various angular positions of the main handle 1, and when the lower end of the main handle is raised, the handle 10 will hang in such a position that it can be readily grasped for detaching it and then rotating the two handles relative to one another.

When the mop is being used, the frame 2 can be employed for pressing the mop head 6 upon the floor.

To wring the mop, this can be conveniently done by detaching the handle 10 from the handle 1 and rotating the two handles relative to one another.

The frame 2 not only acts as a means for pressing the mop head 6 upon the floor, but also cooperates with the stud 5 for holding a scrubbing brush carried by a wire holder 16. This wire holder 16 has parallel limbs or portions 17 extending slidably through the back of the brush 15 and provided at one side of the brush with hooks 18 to engage the base of the frame 2. At the opposite side of the brush, the portions 17 have converging portions 19 connected by a loop 20 engageable with the headed stud 5 as seen in Fig. 1, whereby when the handle 1 is rotated through half a revolution, the scrubbing brush will be brought lowermost.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A mop embodying a long main handle inclined in use, a flexible loop-shaped mop head, means carried by the lower end of said handle and embracing one portion of the head to clamp it against said end, a short secondary handle similar to but shorter than the main handle and arranged in a substantially vertical position, means carried by the lower end of the secondary handle and embracing the opposite portion of said head to clamp it against said end, an attaching element carried by the main handle between its ends, and an attaching element carried by the upper end of the secondary handle and engageable loosely with the aforesaid element, whereby the secondary handle will remain in the substantial vertical position at the various positions of the main handle, said secondary handle being readily grasped in one hand and detached from the main handle for rotating the two handles by the two hands for wringing the mop head.

2. A mop embodying a handle, a frame carried thereby adjacent one end, a flexible head resting against said end of the handle, a stud carried by the handle, and an endless flexible element engaged around the handle adjacent said end, passing under and around the respective portion of the head and engaged over said stud.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Mus. ROSLY BITTER.

WVitnesses:

RICHARD F. FAUX, F. S. VENUS.

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Washington, D. C. 

